Heuston Station

Railway station in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1845–1855

Attached nine-bay two-storey railway station, built c.1850, flanked by recessed three-bay single-storey wings with central bellcotes fronting returns to rear (west) elevation. Two-storey return to north, multiple-bay single-storey office range to south elevation, having stepped façade and incorporating block of passenger facilities including booking hall and former restaurant. Hipped slate roofs, cut granite chimneystacks with clay chimney pots partly hidden behind balustraded parapet, carved coats of arms to front (east) elevation having carved granite hood mouldings, flanked by piers with foliate carvings. Carved bracketed cornice having carved lion’s heads to base of parapet. Square-profile bellcotes over wings having round-headed openings to each elevation, pedimented cornices over each elevation, Ionic columns to corners, balustraded bases. Domed cupola roofs with acorn finials, carved cornice over oculi to each elevation. Pitched artificial slate roof to passenger shed return. Cut granite walls, channelled to ground floor, carved granite plinth course. Carved projecting machicolated cornice over platband to ground floor, continuing around to form eaves course to wings and returns. Corinthian columns to first floor, pilasters to corners, foliate swags to upper walls. Projecting channelled granite central breakfronts flanked by Tuscan columns to front of wings, pilasters to

Type:
Railway station

Period:
1845–1855

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.35°N, 6.29°W

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